Maha FDA files FIR against stockists for refusing to supply medicines

To ensure compliance to the conditions of wholesale licence and Drug Price Control Order (DPCO-2013), Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an FIR against a stockist at Bhiwandi Police Station for refusing to supply medicines in contravention to DPCO and Essential Supplies Maintenance Act (ESMA). This is the first such case detected by the state regulator since it intensified its drive last month against errant wholesalers.



The state as of today has 18000 wholesalers including those who export and import. Out of which, there are around 4000 stockists who supply to the retail trade. FDA has intensified the crackdown on the errant wholesalers from last month considering the fact that until last year unfair practice of constraining the supply of medicines by a handful of drug dealers was rampant.